The Philadelphia Eagles signed veteran free agent broad receiver John Ross on Thursday morning, in accordance with an official staff announcement.
This information comes a couple of days after DeVante Parker unexpectedly introduced his NFL retirement. His departure had the Eagles all in favour of including some extra broad receiver depth.
We knew Ross was on the Eagles’ radar contemplating the staff invited him to take part of their rookie minicamp following the 2024 NFL Draft. Right here’s what we wrote on the time:
Ross, who’s in some way solely 28, hasn’t performed within the NFL for the reason that 2021 season. He retired from soccer final July after collaborating in just some coaching camp practices with the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs.
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The Eagles confirmed plenty of curiosity in Ross main as much as the 2017 NFL Draft. He was one in all 5 gamers they reportedly appreciated at No. 14 however clearly he didn’t make it to their decide.
Ross struggled with inconsistency and damage points after being drafted; he appeared in simply 37 out of 81 attainable video games over his first 5 seasons. His 143 profession targets have resulted in 62 receptions for 957 yards (15.4 common) and 11 touchdowns.
If Ross can nonetheless run something like he did when he blazed a 4.22 second 40-yard sprint (document breaking on the time), properly, maybe the Eagles will signal him to their 90-player offseason roster. No hurt in giving him a glance to see if he could make the staff, particularly because the Eagles search a substitute for the outdated Quez Watkins position (low quantity goal with large play capacity).
It might appear that Ross didn’t look so good throughout his tryout that the Eagles felt compelled to right away signal him. However he apparently seemed adequate for the Eagles to circle again to him whereas in want of extra assist at receiver.
By offseason practices and preseason video games, Ross has an opportunity to point out he belongs on the Eagles’ roster. We’ll see if he’s in a position to benefit from it.
